IRELAND VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,800	1	4,762	+ 1,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,248	2	3,209	+ 1,038
Stroke	3	2,021	5	1,770	+ 251
Lung Cancers	4	1,929	3	1,916	+ 13
Lung Disease	5	1,850	4	1,915	- 65
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,183	6	1,298	- 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,056	7	1,095	- 39
Prostate Cancer	8	875	9	585	+ 290
Breast Cancer	9	767	8	760	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	10	762	12	530	+ 232
Other Injuries	11	719	30	171	+ 548
Pancreas Cancer	12	623	11	530	+ 92
Suicide	13	578	14	470	+ 109
Lymphomas	14	528	13	513	+ 16
Kidney Disease	15	478	10	566	- 89
Diabetes Mellitus	16	426	16	414	+ 13
Hypertension	17	348	29	175	+ 173
Falls	18	341	25	247	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	19	324	15	419	- 95
Liver Cancer	20	322	18	318	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	21	293	22	256	+ 37
Leukemia	22	272	20	274	- 2
Stomach Cancer	23	252	17	357	- 104
Drug Use	24	242	31	167	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	25	236	21	273	- 37
Inflammatory/Heart	26	225	26	240	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	27	224	24	249	- 25
Alcohol	28	203	39	64	+ 139
Skin Cancers	29	187	23	252	- 65
Other Neoplasms	30	140	27	218	- 78
Liver Disease	31	136	19	279	- 143
Cervical Cancer	32	132	35	103	+ 29
Oral Cancer	33	123	28	183	- 60
Congenital Anomalies	34	107	32	153	- 46
Road Traffic Accidents	35	100	33	153	- 53
Uterin Cancer	36	99	34	126	- 27
Epilepsy	37	78	36	85	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	61	40	59	+ 2
Violence	39	58	47	38	+ 19
Anemia	40	53	49	29	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	47	38	67	- 20
Poisonings	42	46	53	14	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	43	43	44	56	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	44	40	37	83	- 43
Skin Disease	45	38	42	58	- 20
Birth Trauma	46	36	56	10	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	47	30	51	20	+ 10
Asthma	48	24	41	58	- 34
Schizophrenia	49	21	55	12	+ 9
Meningitis	50	18	58	7	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	51	16	64	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	52	16	52	19	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	15	54	14	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	15	46	50	- 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	14	45	53	- 39
Drownings	56	13	43	57	- 44
Malnutrition	57	8	63	2	+ 6
Fires	58	8	48	30	- 22
HIV/AIDS	59	7	57	9	- 2
Maternal Conditions	60	5	61	3	+ 2
War	61	1	65	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	6	- 6
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	50	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	62	2	- 2
Appendicitis	86	0	60	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Iceland

Ireland

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.